Shoes with socks which may have additional miniature stylish designs

ABSTRACT

The shoes with socks of the present invention are a combination of two shoes and two socks. The shoes with socks of the present invention can generate unique style per se; optionally, they may match with a user&#39;s clothes to provide additional stylish appearances. A front lace section is provided on the front portion of the top portion and a rear lace section is provided on the rear portion of the top portion. The rear lace section passes the opening and goes through the back wall of the top portion. In use, the rear lace section is fixedly attached to the corresponding sock through the engagement of two engagement units. In addition, a fastening unit, which is stylish, is provided on both the front lace section and the rear lace section to allow a user to adjust the tightness of either lace sections and easily and quickly.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention generally relates to shoes with socks. More particularly,the invention relates to two shoes with two socks which may haveadditional miniature stylish designs to make the shoes with socks of thepresent invention comfortable and stylish thanks to the combination ofthe shoes and socks and the additional miniature stylish designs.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Shoes and socks have been used for a long time. Regarding the design ofshoes and socks, there has not been any overall design of them.Therefore, comfortable shoes sold on the market are often not easy toput on and take off and are usually not very appealing. Socks have beenregarded as an accessory and very few improvements have been made intheir appearance or design. It is quite difficult for a person to findshoes and socks that match with his clothes.

In fact, shoes are worn to protect our feet so as to enable us to walkaround for a long time. Socks may keep dust and pollutants off our feetand provide comfort to our feet.

The inventor has put a lot of effort into the present invention, and hassuccessfully come up with shoes with socks which may have additionalminiature stylish designs, wherein the functions of the shoes and socksmay be optimized and the goals of appealing appearance and personalizedstyle may be reached with the additional miniature stylish designs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide shoes which areprovided with socks which may have additional miniature designs to matchthe clothes of a user so as to reach the goal of personalized style.

Another object of the present invention is to provide shoes with sockswhich may have additional miniature designs, wherein a comfortable linermay be provided on the inner surface of each sock and an anti-slippinglayer may be provided on the outer surface of each sock, and wherein theshoes may be put on and taken off easily and are water-resistant, andwherein the shoes are comfortable and safe and provide full protectionto the feet.

To reach these objects, the present invention of shoes with socks whichmay have additional miniature stylish designs are disclosed. Agrass-like knitted liner is provided on the inner surface of each sockand can provide a higher level of comfort. An anti-slipping layer may beprovided on the outer surface of each sock to increase the friction andthus avoid slipping. Each shoe comprises a top portion and a soleportion. The top portion and the sole portion are integrally formed andthus make the shoes of the present invention water-proof. A front lacesection is provided on the front portion of the top portion and a rearlace section is provided on the rear portion of the top portion. Therear lace section passes the opening and goes through the back wall ofthe top portion. In use, the rear lace section is fixedly attached tothe corresponding sock through the engagement of two engagement units.In addition, a fastening unit is provided on both the front lace sectionand the rear lace section to allow a user to adjust the tightness ofeither lace sections easily and quickly. Therefore, the shoes with socksof the present invention may optimize the functions of shoes and socksand, thanks to the additional miniature stylish designs provided on thesocks, the goal of personalized style may be reached.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawings disclose a preferred embodiment of the shoes with socks ofthe present invention which serve to exemplify the various advantagesand objects hereof, and are as follows:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a shoe of the presentinvention with the sock separated from the shoe.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the shoe of the presentinvention with the sock placed into the shoe.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the sock with a portion of itremoved to show the inner surface of the sock.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the animal footprint patternsprovided on the sole portion.

FIG. 5A is a front view illustrating the first type of additionalminiature stylish design provided on the sock.

FIG. 5B is a rear view illustrating the second type of additionalminiature stylish design provided on the sock.

FIG. 5C is a view from the left side illustrating the third type ofadditional miniature stylish design provided on the sock.

FIG. 5D is a view illustrating the fourth type of additional miniaturestylish design provided on the sock.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

1 Socks 11 Grass-like knitted liner 12 Anti-slipping layer 2 Shoes 21Top portion 22 Sole portion 221 Tiger's paw pattern 222 Horse's hoofpattern 23 Opening 31 Front lace section 32 Rear lace section 4Fastening unit 51 Engagement unit 52 Engagement unit 6 Tightnessadjustment piece 71 Additional miniature stylish design (a) 72Additional miniature stylish design 73 Additional miniature (b) stylishdesign (c) 74 Additional miniature stylish design (d)

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The following description is made with reference to the accompanieddrawings.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2, which illustrate the present invention ofshoes with socks which may have additional miniature stylish designs.The shoes with socks of the present invention comprise two shoes 2 andtwo socks 1. The two shoes 2 and the two socks 1 may have differentdesigns so that they may match each other to enhance the aestheticalappeal.

Each sock 1 has a boot-like shape and may be worn by a user. Each shoe 2comprises a top portion 21 and a sole portion 22. An opening 23 isprovided on the top portion to allow a user to put his foot into thesock 1 and the shoe 2. A front lace section 31 is provided on the frontportion of the top portion 21 and a rear lace section 32 is provided onthe rear portion of the top portion 21. The rear lace section 32 passesthe opening 23 and goes through the back wall of the top portion 21. Afastening unit 4 is provided on both the front lace section 31 and therear lace section 32 to allow a user to adjust the tightness of eitherlace sections 31 and 32 easily and quickly. The dual design of the twolace sections 31 and 32 allows people with different foot sizes toadjust the tightness of their shoe laces easily so that the shoes willnot detach from their feet by accident.

In use, the rear lace section 32 is fixedly attached to thecorresponding sock 1. In this embodiment, an engagement unit 51 and 52is provided on the rear lace section 32 and the corresponding sock 1.Optionally, Velcro fasteners or other means may be used. A tightnessadjustment piece 6 is provided by the opening 23 and may be used toadjust the tightness of the rear lace section 32 with respect to thecorresponding sock 1. In addition, in comparison to the traditionalshoes in which the top portion is attached to the sole portion viasewing or glue, in the shoes with socks of the present invention, thetop portion and the sole portion are integrally formed and thus make theshoes of the present invention water-proof.

Moreover, the socks 1 and shoes 2 may have different patterns or colorsso as to match with each other. Similarly, the front lace section 31 andthe rear lace section 32 may have different patterns or colors.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, a grass-like knitted liner 11 is provided onthe inner surface of each sock 1 and can provide a higher level ofcomfort, keep the feet dry and suppress bacteria and foul odor. Ananti-slipping layer 12 may be provided on the outer surface of each sock1 to increase the friction and thus avoid slipping. The anti-slippinglayer 12 may be made of water-resistant fabric to increase thewater-resistant capability of the sock 1.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the front portion and the rear portion of thesole portion 22 may be provided with different types of patterns. In theembodiment, the front portion has a tiger's paw pattern 221 and the rearportion has a horse's hoof pattern 222 so as to make the shoe 2aesthetically appealing and anti-slipping. In addition, a sole portionmade of different material may be provided with a different pattern.

As shown in FIGS. 5A to 5D, different types of additional miniaturestylish designs may be provided on each sock 1 to make it unique or tomatch the apparel of a user. In FIG. 5A, the miniature stylish design(a) is a collar design, which includes several buttons that may be usedby a user to open the opening of the sock 1 so that he may put his footinto the sock 1 more easily. In FIG. 5B, the miniature stylish design(b) mimics the crotch of pants and is provided with a hidden zipper,which may also be used by a user to open the opening of the sock 1 sothat he may put his foot into the sock 1 more easily. In FIG. 5C, theminiature stylish design (c) has the design of the pocket of an overall.In FIG. 5D, the miniature stylish design (d) has the design of thepocket of a suit and may be used to hold paraphernalia. These four typesof miniature stylish designs make the socks 1 more aestheticallyappealing and more useful.

Many changes and modifications in the above described embodiment of theinvention can, of course, be carried out without departing from thescope thereof. Accordingly, to promote the progress in science and theuseful arts, the invention is disclosed and is intended to be limitedonly by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. Shoes with socks which may have additionalminiature stylish designs, comprising: two socks, each of which has aboot-like shape, and wherein different types of miniature stylishdesigns may be provided on each sock; and two shoes, wherein each shoecomprises a top portion and a sole portion and an opening is provided onthe top portion to allow a user to put his foot into the sock and theshoe, and wherein a front lace section is provided on the front portionof the top portion and a rear lace section is provided on the rearportion of the top portion, and wherein the rear lace section passes theopening and goes through the back wall of the top portion, and wherein afastening unit is provided on both the front lace section and the rearlace section to allow a user to adjust the tightness of both sectionseasily and quickly.
 2. The shoes with socks which may have additionalminiature stylish designs as in claim 1, wherein each sock may beprovided with different types of patterns in different colors so as tomatch with the appearance of the shoes.
 3. The shoes with socks whichmay have additional miniature stylish designs as in claim 1, wherein agrass-like knitted liner is provided on the inner surface of each sockto enhance comfort.
 4. The shoes with socks which may have additionalminiature stylish designs as in claim 1, wherein an anti-slipping layermay be provided on the outer surface of each sock to increase thefriction and thus avoid slipping.
 5. The shoes with socks which may haveadditional miniature stylish designs as in claim 1, wherein theadditional miniature stylish designs may include several buttons or azipper so as to allow a user to open the opening of each sock to put hisfoot into the sock more easily.
 6. The shoes with socks which may haveadditional miniature stylish designs as in claim 1, wherein theadditional miniature designs may include a pocket, which may be used tohold paraphernalia.
 7. The shoes with socks which may have additionalminiature stylish designs as in claim 1, wherein each shoe may beprovided with different types of patterns in different colors so as tomatch with the appearance of each sock.
 8. The shoes with socks whichmay have additional miniature stylish designs as in claim 1, whereinboth the front lace section and the rear lace section may have differentpatterns or colors so as to match with each other.
 9. The shoes withsocks which may have additional miniature stylish designs as in claim 1,wherein, in use, the rear lace section is fixedly attached to each sockby means of a pair of engagement units, Velcro fasteners or other means.10. The shoes with socks which may have additional miniature stylishdesigns as in claim 1, wherein a tightness adjustment piece, throughwhich the lace passes, is provided by the opening and may be used toadjust the tightness of the rear lace section with respect to thecorresponding sock.
 11. The shoes with socks which may have additionalminiature stylish designs as in claim 1, wherein the top portion and thesole portion of each shoe are integrally formed and thus make the shoesof the present invention water-proof.
 12. The shoes with socks which mayhave additional miniature stylish designs as in claim 1, wherein thefront portion and the rear portion of each sole portion may be providedwith different types of animal footprint patterns so as to make theshoes aesthetically appealing and anti-slipping.